The Players Tribune

For The Record

The Players’ Tribune is a new media company that provides athletes with a platform to connect directly with their fans, in their own words. Founded by Derek Jeter, The Players’ Tribune publishes first-person articles from athletes, providing unique insight into the daily sports conversation. Through impactful and powerful long- and short-form articles, video series and podcasts, The Players’ Tribune brings fans closer than ever to the games they love.

ALL STORIES

I don’t want you to think that a big arm is the only thing that got me here. I’m a football player. And I’m ready to do the job as your quarterback.

Patrick Mahomes

There was a lot said about me not being able to stay healthy. I read every word of it, and I did what I’ve been doing since I was shooting Js on the Little Tyke

Bradley Beal

This year, from the very beginning, was about us making a name for the Bucks — about us forcing our way into the argument of who the East’s top contenders are.

Jabari Parker

Earning a football scholarship took a lifetime. But facing the possibility of having it all taken away occurred in the blink of an eye.

Tayvon Bowers

We’ve got those pinwheel-tattooed, bleeding-red-and-black, still-rocking-that-Walton-jersey, ride-or-die, realer-than-real hoops fans in Portland. The love is r

CJ McCollum

Dear NFL Coaches and General Managers: I know what you’re looking for in a football player.

JuJu Smith-Schuster

I’m writing you today to let you know that I am more than the guy who beat cancer.

James Conner

Since my surgery, I’ve realized something: Nothing’s gonna stop me now. And you know what? I’mma come back as a monster.

Sidney Jones

We all called him Poppa Rooney, because he really was like a father figure to so many of us.

Hines Ward, Jerome Bettis, Cameron Heyward, Ryan Shazier, Ike Taylor, Thomas Tull

Malcolm Butler describes life in the spotlight after making the game-winning interception at Super Bowl XLIX.

Malcolm Butler

While other people might think of me as a late bloomer, that’s because they haven’t seen the work I’ve put in my entire life. In my mind, I’m right on schedule.

Collin Sexton

Boston, I promise you: This year, our team is better. We’re more disciplined. We’re way hungrier.

Marcus Smart

When we do those little things — the things that make other teams hate playing against us — we’re a force.

Patrice Bergeron

I vowed to myself, to the boys, to Alain, to the organization and to this city that I would never let them down again.

Kevin Hayes

From the outside, The Joe might not seem like much. But like the city of Detroit, once you step inside, you see what it truly is.

Justin Abdelkader

I do not know where this crazy journey will end. How can I predict it when we won the Premier Fuching League? Nothing is off-limits now.

Christian Fuchs

Twenty-six years later, lots of Mike Lange catchphrases have come and gone. But that one, beyond a shadow of a doubt, will always be my favorite of the bunch.

Mike Lange

Most kids, when they get a chance like this take days or maybe even weeks to decide. I needed an hour. It was an easy decision.

Troy Terry

When the baseball smacked into the side of my head, it was traveling 105 miles per hour. Yet somehow I didn’t hear a sound.

Matt Shoemaker